2 Thessalonians 1:3 — We ought always and indeed are morally obligated [as those in debt] to give tha… — AMP | maBible
Read 2 Thessalonians 1:3 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 2 Thessalonians 1.3, 2 Thessalonians 1v3, 2Th. 1:3. We ought always and indeed are morally obligated [as those in debt] to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your…
3 We ought always and indeed are morally obligated [as those in debt] to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is fitting, because your faith is growing ever greater, and the [unselfish] love of each one of you toward one another is continually increasing.
Notes and references
Lit brethren, includes all born-again believers.
The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for anoth…